American Civil War Medical & Surgical Antiques

(A Private Collection - Research and Identification Project)

Civil War Era Surgical Sets, Surgeon's Swords & Images

Civil War Surgeon Education & Civil War Medicine Text-books

Established 1995 . . . Dr. Michael Echols

As seen in: Military Images Magazine, American's Civil War Magazine, Warman's Civil War Collectibles, Antique Week, Northeast Antiques, Civil War Army Swords, Civil War Times Illustrated, various TV programs, Antiques & Collecting publications

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Pre-1864 Civil War Medical Colleges

Wanted: pre-1870 Graduation Catalogues and Lecture Cards or Tickets for

University of Pennsylvania, Medical Department

Paying $23
and up per card, Contact Dr. Echols for a quote

Lecturers: Hutchinson, Carson, Woodhouse, Rush, Coxe, Dorsey, Physick, Horner, James, Dewees, Hodge, Hare, Wood, Jackson, Smith, Leidy, Wood, Wistar

University of Pennsylvania, Medical Department | Examples | Examples | Examples | Catalogue 1873-4

TOPICS TYPICALLY LISTED ON LECTURE CARDS

Anatomy

Physic

Lectures and theory

Surgery

Medica materia or

Materia medica

Anatomy and physiology

Chemistry

Surgical anatomy

Surgical pathology

Clinical surgery

Military surgery

Pathology and practical medicine

Medicine and surgery

Principals practice and operations of surgery

Department of medicine

Ophthalmology

Dermatology

Nervous diseases

Gynaecology

Venereal diseases

Laryngology

Obstetrics

Children

Midwifery

Orthopedic surgery

Comparative anatomy

Operative surgery

Physiology

Medical Lecture Cards:

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Index of Medical Colleges in existence prior to and during the Civil War

Lecture schedule, staff list, text book list

Front and back of same card

Enlarged staff list and required textbook list (from above card)

Instructor signatures on back of 1861-62 matriculation card

Front and back of same card

Instructor signatures on back of 1862-63 matriculation card

Front and back of same card

Philadelphia Hospital Matriculation cards 1861 and 1862

Henry H. Smith, M.D.               Joseph Leidy, M.D.                 Henry H. Smith, M.D.

Joseph Leidy, M.D.              William Pepper, M.D.                A. F. Penrose, M.D.                  Joseph Carson, M.D.

Samuel Jackson, M.D.

Henry H. Smith, M.D.

Front and Back of same card

R. E. Rogers, M.D.                  Joseph Leidy, M.D.             R. E. Rogers, M.D.

Hugh Hodge, M.D.                 William Pepper, M.D.                      H. Hodge, M.D.

Samuel Jackson, M.D. Joseph Carson, M.D.

After serving as a full surgeon during the Civil War, Dr. Knox re-entered Univ. of Penn Oct. 1865-66

What's very interesting is Dr. Knox returned to the Univ. of Penn. medical college after having served as a full surgeon during the Civil War and repeated some of his courses before moving to Santa Barbara, California to practice until 1913

Matriculation card for 1865 with staff signatures

Front and back of same card

Frances G. Smith, Jr., M.D.

Joseph Leidy, M.D. Alfred Stille, M.D. Joseph Carson, M.D.

Henry H. Smith, M.D. R. E. Rogers, M.D.

Post-Civil War AMA and other invitations to Dr. Knox

Front and Back of same card

Dr. Echols Lecture Ticket Collection: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

Wanted: Medical college lecture tickets photo examples, pre-1864 from American medical colleges or schools

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Medical Collections

Direct links to all medical & Civil War collections on this site

American Surgical Sets:        Pre-1861: 1 | 2 -    Civil War: 4 | 5 | 6 | 7    - Post-1865: 3

Medical Text-Books:

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Medical Lecture Cards:

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Surgeon CDV Images:

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Medical Staff Swords:

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Hosp Dept Bottles & Tins:

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Currently Seeking to Purchase for this Collection

Partial or Incomplete surgical sets or instruments by: Snowden, Tiemann, Gemrig, Kolbe', Hernstein

Any medical instrument or book marked: U.S.A. / Hosp. Dep't. or U.S.A. / Med. Department

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American Civil War Medical & Surgical Antiques

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Last update: Tuesday, March 16, 2010